Lakes / Kansas / Wyandotte County / Wyandotte County Lake
Wyandotte County Lake, Kansas
338 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Kansas
39.16 degrees N, 94.78 degrees W - Wyandotte County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Wyandotte County Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 76% of the 132 lakes counted in Kansas.
- The largest lake in Wyandotte County among those counted.
- About 9 miles from Kansas City, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake of the Forest | Wyandotte | 7.3 mi | 31 acres |
| Quivira Lake | Johnson | 8.6 mi | 161 acres |
| Shawnee Mission Lake | Johnson | 12 mi | 117 acres |
| Lake Stellamaris | Leavenworth | 17 mi | 46 acres |
| Yllier Lake | Leavenworth | 20 mi | 43 acres |
| State Lake | Leavenworth | 20 mi | 152 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Kansas
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milford Lake | Geary | 14,607 acres | - |
| 2 | Tuttle Creek Lake | Pottawatomie | 12,013 acres | - |
| 3 | Perry Lake | Jefferson | 10,769 acres | - |
| 4 | Cheney Reservoir | Reno | 9,765 acres | - |
| 5 | Waconda Lake | Mitchell | 9,339 acres | - |
All 132 Kansas lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 92009424). Verified October 30, 2026.